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Macy Gray – The ID
Artist: Macy Gray Title: The ID Label: Epic Rating: 6/10 Macy Gray has one of the most fantastic voices in popular music today. Even when it doesn’t seem like it’s used well in some songs you will still find yourself awed by her power. The Id finds Gray putting on a show after no one…
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The Suicide Machines – Steal This Record
Artist: The Suicide Machines Title: Steal This Record Label: Hollywood Rating: 8/10 Detroit is known for more than Motown and shitty cars. The Suicide Machines have been representing the Motor City for a decade with high velocity punk that is more than just aggressive and simplistic. Steal This Record picks up where Suicide Machines last…
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The Verve Pipe – Underneath
Artist: The Verve Pipe Title: Underneath Label: RCA Rating: 5/10 What happened to the Verve Pipe? They scored huge with the melancholy “Freshman”. Then they released their ultra-pop self-titled album, which I personally found to be their best work, but was panned by critics and just never caught on with the public. The Verve Pipe…
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Carole King – Love Makes The World
Artist: Carole King Title: Love Makes The World Label: Rockindale Rating: 6/10 Carole King is the queen of songwriters. Without her, there would be no Diane Warren, there’d be no Celine Dion, and there’d be a giant gap in popular music as we know it today. Now, having said that, I need to review her…
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The Suicide Machines – Interview with Jason Navarro [2001]
Is there pressure? Nah. We’re not a huge band so I’ve never experienced pressure. I saw the album release and I just knew it would be good. You know, I think the only pressure I ever felt was the last record because I had to learn how to sing. The guys were writing all these…
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Breaking Point – Coming of Age
Artist: Breaking Point Title: Coming of Age Label: Wind-Up Rating: 5/10 Breaking Point is looking to fill the void of lost rock ‘n’ roll with their concoction of three-minute movements. Breaking Point brings something you can find in the bargain bin at your local record stores to the top ten of the Billboard charts. The…
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P.Y.T. – Interview
Come along as we talk to PYT! Lauren: What are you up to today? We’re practicing our dance for our upcoming video for “P.Y.T. (Tell Me If…)” Was this album supposed to be originally released in the fall of ’99? Yes, but it got delayed because we got a whole bunch of new songs. We…
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Prophet Jones – Prophet Jones
Artist: Prophet Jones Title: Prophet Jones Label: University Rating: 4/10 Prophet Jones wants us to taste their style with the first lick of “Woof Woof”, yet it’s the only track that sounds similar and possibly the only track the group drops worthy of a single. Although “I Know You Wanna” has its moments, there are…
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Halfcocked – Interview
I know I’ve had the album forever, a few months, so has it been getting pushed back? Yeah. It’s been done since October. The label wanted to wait until the new year to put it out. It was supposed to come out in February, then April, then May, and now it just got pushed back…
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P.O.D. – Satellite
Artist: P.O.D. Title: Satellite Label: Atlantic Rating: 8/10 P.O.D. are self-proclaimed holy rollers. Their album is inspired and blasts beyond the woeful state of rap-metal. Satellite is potent, impassioned, and possessed. “Boom” never rests as “Set It Off” looks to do just that. There are tracks like “The Messenja” that grow and grow until you…
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